Originally Posted by bzylzy
Somerdai, it's so great that your mom said that, that must feel very validating.

If you haven't yet read some of Stephanie Tolan's writings regarding the gifted, here is a good one

http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED321482.pdf

It was nice to hear. Not sure if it's OT, but I wanted to say thanks for the link. I especially like her elephant illustration: "...gifted minds can consume large amounts of information in a single gulp, and they thrive on complexity. Giving these children simple bits of information is like feeding an elephant one blade of grass at a time--he will starve before he even realizes that anyone is trying to feed him."